Brian,

I have to agree LC is not user friendly... at all. One thing was driving me nuts was offsetting and getting wierd loops in the paths, Art told me to highlight what I wanted (in or out) and zoom way in then hit offset, fixed it problem 100%. I do wish they would keep the layers tab on top, seems to be the one I need most to make sure my tool settings and cut depth are set correctly. I think a bit of effort in writing up some (any) instructions would go a long way in making people happier with the software there is nothing except the one or two videos and that does me not much good when I want to do something to watch a 20 min video. I usually have to go about three rounds with LC before I can get a good file out of it, but I usually load it on my desktop first and find the obvious warnings like zero radius line 23 and the like and fix those first.

Hopefully some of our $75 "donations" will go towards at least a basic manual writeup and perhaps a cleaner user interface so I don't have to bounce from tab to tab to check all the parameters.

Kristin

Does anyone know of a simple 2 or 3d cam program like Lazycam
but better?
I paid the money for Lazycam but it really sucks.
I could sit here for 2 hrs explaining the problems but it's a waste of time
Brian already told me that they weren't going to fix anything.

It's a shame because I really like Mach 3.
You would think they would have a little more pride in their product
like they do with Mach 3
Please let me know,
Brian

Thanks for the info, Kristin. As for waiting for a manual, I'm really doubting that will happen. I think LCam is just way too far back on the back burner (it actually probably fell behind it). I think the attention is mainly focused on Mach 3 Turning and then LazyTurn maybe after that. Just an observation, I surely don't know for sure what's involved with the company doings so I think I'm going to seriously be looking elsewhere for a CAM program at this point. I do "ok" with LCam but like I said earlier in this thread, I'm looking for something a little more user friendly like Cut2D. The folks on the forums over there are terrific as well.

Dave

Ok, Kristin, I'm an idiot, please post a link to it as I've look on the downloads page here and I just don't see it lol!

Thanks,
Dave

Dave,

The sheetcam downloads page! Third Item down with "NEW" next to it. And no your not an Idiot!

http://www.sheetcam.com/downloads.shtml

Kristin

oooooooooohhhh! Thanks for the idiot-proof link, downloading now - 

Dave

E-mail just sent, I suggest anyone else that coughed up $75 for this POS do the same, or contact me and we can start a class action suit about it.

Scott,

I am really disappointed in Lazycam, I thought I would get some documentation with my $75 and not just added "features" that barely work. I want a refund, tired of banging my head against the software wall, no docs, no real support and hearing that no new versions are forthcoming. You guys really need to clean this program up and get a better user interface where we don't have to click on 16 tabs to see all the parameters and then still after a dry run and cleanup of code ruin parts.

Kristin Dugan
Clearlake California


--- On Tue, 8/26/08, Scott Nichols (Mach Support) <scottn@machsupport.com> wrote:

> From: Scott Nichols (Mach Support) <scottn@machsupport.com>
> Subject: LazyCam License
> To: kd006@yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 12:54 PM
> Hi,
>
>   Thank you for registering your copy of  LazyCam.
> Enclosed is your license
> file. To load it, simply copy it into your Mach3  program
> folder.  If you
> are unsure as to how to do this, most can simply select
> Save Attachment in
> your mail program, and save the attachment of this letter
> to the folder
> C:\Mach3.  You may check that it is loaded by using the
> Help/About LazyCam
> selection on the menu when the program is running.
>
>   Welcome to LazyCam and its group of users.
>
>   If I can help in any way, please let me know,
>
>   Thanks again, Happy Drawing,
>
>   ~Scott
> --
> Scott Nichols
> License Manager
> www.machsupport.com

Had you done this about 8 months ago, I may have been along for the ride but I have definitely got my $75 worth from LCam and it would be just plain wrong for me to ask for it back. While it's not the easiest CAM program to work with, I have gotten used to it to at least get parts done succesfully and at a fairly reasonable pace now. Now it's not like I'm doing complex parts here with this stuff but hey...

Still doesn't make it right, I know...

Good luck to you, my friend, I have a feeling they just might make it right. These are good people- 

Dave

Dave,

I hope your right, this may not seem like a big deal to most folks, but to me $75 is a BIG chunk of money probably like $750 to most! I should have screamed the first day when the offset thing was acting up, really no reason for that type of crappy behaviour out of software and as Art said the Zoom thing was a workaround to fixing a known bug! I've tried to be patient and "try" to learn the software but when it takes several tries just to drill a few holes, and cut out a part that is rediculous. The complete lack of even a rudementary "user guide" is even worse, which is why I am so ticked, I suppose I should have asked what I get for $75 before pressing the PayPal key but I didn't. Might go there and open a dispute too, unless I get some good answers in 24 hours or less.

Kristin

"Can you say, Rabid Badger?"

Completely understood, Kristin, and yes, $75 is a chunk to me as well -

Just opened a dispute on PP as you only have 20 days to do so, hope it puts a fire under them

Kristin